Many of my readers know that I grew up with a lot of Christian confusion. My mother was raised sort of Mormon, and my father was raised sort of Catholic, and I sort of didn’t know what kind of Christian to be. Now I’m a practicing Bodhisattva and Mystic, so you can decide if I ever gained clarity. Truth is, the Buddha wasn’t Buddhist, and Christ wasn’t Christian, so there’s a lot of room for ease and comfort with spirituality.

I always found it beautiful and inspiring that the 12-Step process of making amends is both Christian and also transcends religiosity entirely. From this viewpoint, the 12 Steps are a mystical process of radical acceptance and love. Who can’t get behind that?